McLaughlin Creek is a 8.0 mi (12.9 km) stream that rises in a swampy area to the south of Buell Corners on the divide between Thompson Creek and East Branch of Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
| McLaughlin Creek Tributary to Thompson Creek | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Crawford |
| City | Hydetown |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between East Branch of Oil Creek and Thompson Creek |
| • location | Buell Corners, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°45′11″N 079°40′55″W / 41.75306°N 79.68194°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,710 ft (520 m) |
| Mouth | about 0.5 miles upstream on Thompson Creek from Hydetown, Pennsylvania |
• location | Hydetown, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°39′31″N 079°42′50″W / 41.65861°N 79.71389°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,270 ft (390 m) |
| Length | 8.0 mi (12.9 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 9.79 square miles (25.4 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hydetown, Pennsylvania |
| • average | 18.63 cu ft/s (0.528 m3/s) at mouth with Thompson Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south-southwest |
| River system | Allegheny River (Oil Creek) |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | PA 89, Stewart Road, Mageetown Road, Fink Road, Gilson Ridge Road, Bog Hollow Road, Thompson Run Road |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Little Oil Creek
Course
editMcLaughlin Creek flows west from the swamp underneath PA 89 and then southwest around Fink and Gilson Ridges. Once around the ridges, it turns south and rapidly falls through Bog Hollow to meet Thompson Creek at the bottom. Bog Hollow marks the terminal moraine for glaciation.
References
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - McLaughlin Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ a b "McLaughlin Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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